Mysteries of the Muses of Central City in the historic Teller House
by Dave Gibson
In 1932 the Teller House underwent major renovation in preparation for the opening of the Central City Opera Festival. While peeling off twelve layers of wallpaper, eight murals were discovered behind and opposite the bar. Painted by Charles St. George Stanley in the late 1800s, they were un-savable yet the images themselves discernable. Instead of remodeling the walls as originally planned, a decision was made to recreate the classic paintings.
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